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Originally Posted by cellurdur
Most societies in Middle Earth existed in times of war and the leader needed military experience as well. It is normal that males would be chosen for the role and nothing sexist about it.
How does male succession in a time of war make you sexist? It was a brutal time and even when males were poor heirs were poor military, they quickly lost their throne. Though even looking at history shows us that family lines were traced through the most prominent person.
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What about Finwë, Ingwë, and Olwë? They lived in paradise, and they were still the ruling monarchs (and don't tell me it's because they were leaders in ME. Anyone can be a leader, male or female). Frankly, choosing an heir in Tolkien's world is less a matter of having military prowess than the fact that they are male. Also, Hobbits were not the military sort, and yet even their society was mostly patriarchal. The only matriarch mentioned is Gollum's grandmother. Furthermore, many queens are not even
named, let alone identified, when looking at genealogies. How is that
not sexist? You're denying that human beings/elves existed because of their gender. You can say whatever you like about there being times of war, but that does not negate the sexism present on the whole.